Turtles Crossing

**Jeff777** · 08-12-2011 06:59 AM

Today a turtle held its head up high and decided to tread across a still concrete river. With its to-do list already planned, the turtle was nearly there. A large noisy machine made of metal came out of nowhere and scratched off everything on that turtles to-do list. The still concrete river becomes tainted. No one noticed. The machines to-do list was more important.

**Arra** · 08-12-2011 09:15 AM

That makes me sad.

**~~DeletePlease~~** · 08-12-2011 09:23 AM

RAPHAEL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!i

**Unelias** · 08-12-2011 09:56 AM

It is actually very sad, if it is not an accident where it is too late to brake. Although I don't advise to crash in the tree outside the road to avoid an animal, that too is a waste of life.
But is everyone always in such hurry or otherwise getting his kicks on killing helpless things? If you replace turtle with hedgehog you get the same scenario here.. over and over again

**Solarflare** · 08-12-2011 02:44 PM

aww

**Dthoughts** · 08-12-2011 02:50 PM

some people aim for the turtle

**Marvo** · 08-12-2011 03:05 PM

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

**Unelias** · 08-12-2011 03:18 PM

Some men would turn the Earth upside down just to see what happened.

**SpaceCowboyDave** · 08-12-2011 03:50 PM

When they where laying eggs in the spring, I saw at least 5 get run over by cars. Ours are snappers though.

**Arra** · 08-12-2011 07:57 PM

The writing in the OP is nice, kind of poetic like some sort of prose. The grammar just needs to be fixed.

**tommo** · 08-13-2011 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by dave1701

When they where laying eggs in the spring, I saw at least 5 get run over by cars. Ours are snappers though.

This is fucked. They should build a bridge for cars where the turtles breed a lot.

I think it's sick that nobody cares. I saw a possum on the road the other day. Someone hit it and just left it there. I went and bought some gloves and moved it on to the grass.
Someone had moved it the next day though, I don't know why. Probably threw it in the bin. What a waste.

**LonelyTurtle** · 08-20-2011 06:31 AM

Eagles pick up baby turtles and drop them from heights for fun... they dont even eat them...

**Arra** · 08-20-2011 10:13 AM

That does sound fun...

**mooseantlers** · 08-21-2011 07:26 PM

poor turtle, people dont give a shit about animals, lots of people just toss a dog in the ditch if they hit it.

**mooseantlers** · 08-21-2011 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by LonelyTurtle

Eagles pick up baby turtles and drop them from heights for fun... they dont even eat them...

that is a myth, if they drop them, it means they lost grip, eagles are really dumb birds and could not register that that would kill the turtle, its just, turtles are hard to grip.

**tommo** · 08-22-2011 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by mooseantlers

poor turtle, people dont give a shit about animals, lots of people just toss a dog in the ditch if they hit it.

I found out a while ago that if you take your dead dog/cat whatever to the vet, they will just throw it in the bin lol
People think their dog will get some nice burial or something.
I think a ditch is okay, maybe further in to the brush on the side would be better though. Coz at least it is going back to the Earth, rather than sitting in landfill not fertilising the ground for plants or anything.

**mooseantlers** · 08-22-2011 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by tommo

I found out a while ago that if you take your dead dog/cat whatever to the vet, they will just throw it in the bin lol
People think their dog will get some nice burial or something.
I think a ditch is okay, maybe further in to the brush on the side would be better though. Coz at least it is going back to the Earth, rather than sitting in landfill not fertilising the ground for plants or anything.

True, but the thought of a pet, which is a loved one, just being tossed into a ditch like someone doesn't care isn't a pleasant. A dog being thrown in a garbage bin is 10x more horrible, i would insist on taking it home to bury it. Or i would bury it somewhere on the side of the road, but certainly not in a garbage can.

**Arra** · 08-24-2011 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by tommo

I found out a while ago that if you take your dead dog/cat whatever to the vet, they will just throw it in the bin lol
People think their dog will get some nice burial or something.
I think a ditch is okay, maybe further in to the brush on the side would be better though. Coz at least it is going back to the Earth, rather than sitting in landfill not fertilising the ground for plants or anything.

When we had to put our dog to sleep at the emergency vet a few months ago, they gave us two options. Both costed money, I forget how much. One was a "communial cremation" or something like that, which I'm guessing meant they throw all the dogs into a fire, and the second was the same but solo. I doubt there would be a service or anything but at least at that vet there was some sort of burning involved.

**tommo** · 08-24-2011 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dianeva

When we had to put our dog to sleep at the emergency vet a few months ago, they gave us two options. Both costed money, I forget how much. One was a "communial cremation" or something like that, which I'm guessing meant they throw all the dogs into a fire, and the second was the same but solo. I doubt there would be a service or anything but at least at that vet there was some sort of burning involved.

Bah, don't even get me started on how much of a waste burning is. I'm even sure why people think it's more respectful or something? Where did this idea come from I wonder.
Not that I care about respecting meat. But most people do.